short story collection

Moonlight Sonata

Trigger Warning: Contains negative depictions of death and profanity.



"Yoongi, I'm out! Sorry I'm late."

This lovely child is my girlfriend, Park Yeo-ju.


"It's okay, let's go quickly."

If it were other couples, they would have gone to a sweet date spot.
We headed to none other than the hospital.

The reason is because I am a cancer patient.
At first, the doctors, my family, and even myself gave up on me. But after meeting Yeoju, I found my passion for life.


"Mr. Yoongi, your illness is almost completely cured.
"The results are good. I'll prescribe you some more medicine."

As the doctor said, I started receiving regular chemotherapy after meeting Yeoju, and my condition improved.


"Yoongi, can you play Moonlight Sonata for me for the first time in a while?"

As soon as I came out of the pharmacy, the heroine gave me Moonlight Sonata
I asked him to play a song.

Moonlight Sonata seems dark, yet calm and peaceful, and somehow has a sorrowful feeling.

If you actually look at it, you get the feeling of moonlight spreading across a quiet lake on a dark night.

Perhaps the song "Moonlight Sonata" is a song that depicts Beethoven's love for a noblewoman and their sad love that could not be realized due to differences in social status.


Our love is similar. A healthy and beautiful heroine.
I am a worthless cancer patient, so you could say it's a kind of status difference.


"Min Yoongi! What are you thinking? Let's go quickly!"

I guess it was obvious that I was just lost in my own fantasy.



"Phew-, okay. Let's go."

My unique, airy style that the female protagonist likes
He said with a smile.




Arriving at the music room, I naturally sat down in front of the piano.
I started playing the Moonlight Sonata. Sweet piano.
The sound spread throughout the music room, and we had our own little piano concert.

The piano playing continued for a while, and after it was over, the female protagonist spoke.



"Yoongi, I ordered a custom-made Moonlight Sonata music box?"

I wondered if this song was really that good. "Moonlight Sonata" is a masterpiece, but the female lead was always listening to it.


"You like this song so much? Did you order the music box from that craftsman you mentioned last time? I heard it was expensive."


"That's true, but it would be better if you and I went together."

I didn't know I ordered mine too.


"Did you order mine too?"


"Yeah, will you be here soon?"

It's so bright I can't say anything.



A few days later, the music box arrived.


"Now, this music box is yours."

The heroine drew a full moon in the black night sky with one hand.
He handed over the music box.


"thank you."

When I turned the music box, Moonlight Sonata started playing.
Hearing this reminded me of something.

Ah, I guess I have to let the heroine go. She's happy.
I'm different from the heroine. The heroine should be happy.


Beethoven also gave up the noblewoman he loved.
Since I made this song, I should let her go too.



"Lady, I have something to say."

I spoke up with courage.



"Huh? What is it?"

Seeing you answer so brightly, I felt even more compelled to let you go. I must let you go, because even after I die, your beautiful smile must be preserved. You must live a long, long life, a long time, even longer, than I did.

You are so beautiful, my month, too precious to keep to myself,
I shouldn't think of you as my moon anymore.



"Let's break up."



"Wh, what? What did you say?"

The heroine asked again. It made her heart ache even more, and made her want to let go even more.


"Let's break up, I'm getting better now.
"Do you think you can find a better woman than me? I'm trash, so let's break up."

Still, I have to end this love.
The heroine shouldn't miss me, but remember me as trash, as a bad boy. Only then, only then, can she end this painful, heartbreaking, heartbreaking, and bitter love.



After informing the female protagonist of the breakup, he left the place.
When I got home, I threw away, tore up, and burned everything related to Yeoju. But I couldn't touch our couple ring, so I left it there.

When I finished everything, I found a music box sitting next to me. When I turned it, Moonlight Sonata began to play.
A song that seems dark, yet calm and gentle, and also has a somewhat sorrowful feeling. It feels like moonlight spreading across a quiet lake on a dark night. It's a song that's sad no matter when you listen to it.

Listening to this song reminds me of the female protagonist. It's painful. I'm sure she's suffering too. It's lonely, painful, and heartbreaking.

I threw the music box away. I'm going to die someday.
The music box was shattered, our love, my life,
The very existence of the country was shattered.

The broken pieces of the music box scattered in a mess, littering the room. The room was a truly spectacle. It mirrored my own shabby, scratched, and wounded state, reflecting my own state of mind.



The sorrowful Moonlight Sonata, we too, I loved like Beethoven.

Now, a huge piece of my life, the heroine, has slipped away, leaving only emptiness. Everything in this world is empty and futile. No matter how you live your life or what dreams you have, the end is death. It's just that my end came a little more poignantly and a little sooner than others.



"Patient Min Yoongi, 27 years old, died at 3:58 PM on September 21st."

A white cloth was draped over my body,
My soul set out freely in search of happiness.






[Epilogue]


"You bad boy... You bad guy... You foolish bastard..."

After Yoon-ki announces the breakup and leaves the park bench, Yeo-ju sits alone and resents Yoon-ki.


"I know it's because of my illness, but I know you're telling me not to get sick on purpose."

The female protagonist is even more heartbroken by the fact that Yoon-ki's breakup notice was for her own good.


The heroine takes out her phone and sends Yoon-ki a text message that could be the last, or rather, the last, and cannot but be the last.

"Yes, it hurts, but I'll be happy for you, who let me go for my own happiness. I hope you get well soon and be happy, too. Min Yoongi, goodbye. I'll let you go now, too."


The female protagonist felt heartbroken after sending the text, but she did it on purpose.
The female protagonist left the seat with a bright smile for Yoon-gi.




{The End}